Viridian is a blueish-green to our contemporary eyes. Before that, it's more of a sunny shade, something very energetic. More than green, it's verdant, alive. For my mermaids and mermen to flourish, I focus my efforts on two values :  

1) l'inclusivité. 

I often hear : "I'd love to but I can't...". I find that this is particularly true of mermaiding, where sport meets art. Not only do you expose yourself in a funny costume, half-naked, but the aesthetic pressure is real. A pressure which does not weigh equally our bodies, our genders and other facets of our identity. To overcome this, we need to create a feeling of inclusion, and to create this feeling, we need to show that anyone can be a mer.

il faut montrer que tout le monde peut être une sirène. 

Drawing has taught me two things which have shaped my position as an inclusive designer. Firstly, to draw is to limit. Secondly, to show an image is to speak louder than words. That's why I work with people with different bodies and identities, why I think up designs for the models, why I prepare the photoshoot with a like-minded professional so that everyone can dream of themselves as beautiful mers. I think about creating accessories to control the shape of the body when it makes the person more comfortable. Mermaiding can be an extraordinary way to affirm or play with gender and shape!

Quand on arrive à la boutique, j'ai une règle : 

s'il faut changer le modèle pour qu'il s'adapte à un corps, c'est gratuit. Si c'est un bonus de style, c'est un extra. 

Par exemple le sur-mesure est gratuit pour les corps qui sortent de mon petit tableau de tailles standards.

Secondly, this is connected to the protection of the environment and workers' rights.

En soi, j'ai mille raisons de ne pas dégrader l'environnement ou exploiter des personnes : la beauté, le respect de l'existence, l'empathie, l'égalité, la survie... Mais je dirais que c'est aussi une forme d'inclusion. 

Le monde du mermaiding est le monde des océans qui est le monde des travailleurs-ses... artistes inclus-es !

Je ne copierai jamais sciemment le design d'un-e autre créateur-ice et je n'utilise pas d'IA pour générer mes designs. Je ne peux pas m'appuyer sur des choix qui excluent, détruisent ou volent. Je ne veux pas contribuer à créer la caste des sirènes qui nagent en eaux pures, quand le reste du monde en souffrirait. 

Je n'ai malheureusement pas non plus de solution parfaite. 

Mais j'espère avoir des compromis acceptables et les faire évoluer :

• A solid, recycled fabric which country of origin, composition and recyclability are known to me.

• • I'm currently using a 'high performance' blend of 88% recycled polyester and ultra-strong spandex ; the spandex, which is harder to recycle, is present in smaller quantities than it is in traditional swimwear. I have temporarily given up scuba, which I love for its thickness, because I can't find any that's strong enough and affordable from France..
    

• Eco-friendly, water-free printing with very stable results, in Europe.

• My made-to-order production, without stocks, and grouped shipments.
  

• • As a customer, you can still request a rush order by paying for the shipping of the materials, but keep in mind the printing time itself is non-rushable.
    

• Packaging is minimal or reusable.
  

I strive to be aware and conscious of the impact of my creation, and I remain vigilant and open to new solutions. As a creator, I can decide on every stage of production and I canoffer to adhere to my values through my creations. And that's quite empowering!

What else would I like to do to make this more aligned with my values ?

• Une création 100% française : intégrer la production du tissu et l'impression !
  
• Integrate a recycling program for the tails and R2R (recyclable to recycled) certification for materials